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gig
1[gig]
noun
a single professional engagement of one or more performers, especially of jazz or rock musicians.
His band has a gig at a club in New Jersey.
a live performance, as on a stage.
I went to see my friend's comedy gig.
any job, especially one of short or uncertain duration.
Years ago he had a teaching gig out west somewhere.
adjective
relating to or being a job of short or uncertain duration.
Gig workers don't receive benefits such as health insurance.
verb (used without object)
to work as a musician or other performer, especially in a single engagement.
That vocalist has gigged with some of the biggest names in the business.
to work at any job, especially one of short or uncertain duration.
He gigs as a clown at children’s birthday parties.
gig
2[gig]
noun
short for gigabyte.
gig
3[gig]
noun
a light, two-wheeled one-horse carriage.
Nautical.Ìý
a light boat rowed with four, six, or eight long oars.
a boat reserved for the use of the captain of a ship.
something that whirls.
Also called gig mill.Ìýa roller containing teasels, used for raising nap on a fabric.
Obsolete.Ìýwhirligig.
verb (used without object)
to ride in a gig.
to raise the nap on (a fabric).
gig
4[gig]
noun
a device, commonly four hooks secured back to back, for dragging through a school of fish to hook them through the body.
a spearlike device with a long, thick handle, used for spearing fish and frogs.
verb (used with object)
to catch or spear (a fish or frog) with a gig.
verb (used without object)
to catch fish or frogs with a gig.
gig
5[gig]
noun
an official report of a minor infraction of regulations, as in school or the army; a demerit.
a punishment for a minor infraction of rules.
verb (used with object)
to give a gig to or punish with a gig.
gig
1/ ɡɪɡ /
noun
a light two-wheeled one-horse carriage without a hood
nautical a light tender for a vessel, often for the personal use of the captain
a long light rowing boat, used esp for racing
a machine for raising the nap of a fabric
verb
(intr) to travel in a gig
(tr) to raise the nap of (fabric)
gig
2/ ɡɪɡ /
noun
a cluster of barbless hooks drawn through a shoal of fish to try to impale them
short for fishgig
verb
to catch (fish) with a gig
gig
3/ ɡɪɡ /
noun
a job, esp a single booking for a musician, comedian, etc, to perform at a concert or club
the performance itself
verb
(intr) to perform at a gig or gigs
gig
4/ ɡɪɡ /
noun
informalÌýshort for gigabyte
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
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Example Sentences
A group of Oasis fans who claimed they were scammed out of cash for gig tickets have criticised an initial decision not to refer their complaints to police.
Gould does a serviceable job of telling the Heads’ story in a book that arrives 50 years after the band’s first gig at CBGB.
It follows gigs "all over the world - just getting my face in front of everyone which was fun", he told BBC Radio Manchester.
Politicians typically don’t mind campaign documentaries, because a race is a road show and the camera is a practice run for the performance part of the gig.
I just try to let them do their gig, and because they have been doing such a good job, that’s why we’re a hit.
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